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wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasurea pleasant or desirable thing

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will, pleasure Se cyng geseah ðæt hé nán þincg his willes ðǽr geforðian ne mihte the king saw that he could carry out nothing of his purpose Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 6. Hé nolde his willes ( of his own accord ) heora geférrǽdene forlǽtan, Homl.

an-gin

(n.)
Grammar
an-gin, -ginn, -gyn, on-gin, es; n.

A beginningattemptresolvepurposedesignundertakingopportunityinitiumprincipiumconatusinceptumcœptumoccasio

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Se ána Scyppend næfþ nán anginn, ac he sylf is anginn ealra þinga the Creator alone hath not any beginning, but he is himself the beginning of all things, Hexam. 13; Norm. 22, 3. On anginne in principio, 1; Norm. 2, 26.

Linked entries: an-gyn on-gin

un-gewiss

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, adj.

Uncertainnot having knowledgeignorantnot knownof which there is not certain knowledgenot conveying certain knowledgeignominious

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Ðá ðá ic ðǽr lange stód ungewis mínes færeldes, ii. 350, 26. of things, not known, of which there is not certain knowledge On ðínes lífes ryne ðe ðé is ungewiss, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 52, 8.

wís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-líc, adj.

Wisediscreetprudentsagacious

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Swá déme hé swá him wíslícost þince judicet pro ut ipsi prudentissimum videbitur, L. Ecg. C. 32; Th. ii. 156, 20

ge-openian

(v.)
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Nys nán díhle þing þæt ne wurðe geopenod nihil est occultum quod non scietur, Mt. 10, 26. [Nán þing] oferwrigen ꝥ ne beó geopenad [nihil] opertum quod non reuelabitur, An.

be-delfan

to dig a graveto dig aboutto buryput under ground,to buryput in a grave or tomb

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Th. ii. 408, 29. to bury, put under ground, of things Ágróf se mon on ærenum brede drýcræftes word and bedealf under þone þerscwold þæs húses, Shrn. 141, 16. Bedealf ús (thecrosses) man on deópan seáðe, Kr. 75.

ǽþ-rýt

Grammar
ǽþ-rýt, l. ǽ-þryt[t], -þryte,
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Þý lǽs ðe hit eów ǽðryt þince, Hml. Th. i. 88, 32. Þe lǽs þe hyt beó ǽþryt gelǽredum preóstum, Angl. viii. 333, 13. Him ðincð ǽðryt tó gehýrenne ymbe ðá clǽnnesse, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 21. Þincð him ǽþryt ꝥ hé embe ꝥ þence, An. Ox. 4582, note.

cild-geong

Grammar
cild-geong, infant.
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Þysum cildgeongum cynincge ealle þing underþeódde synt, Lch. iii. 436, 8. Samuhel and Danihel cildgeonge ( pueri ) foreal*-*dedum mæssepreóstum démdon, R. Ben. 114, 8. Be ealdum munecum and cildgeongum ( infantibus ), 61, 10, 12.

cyrten-líce

(adv.)
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Þá þing þe beóð cyrtenlíce geset, 330, 36: 298, 33: 300, 23: 306, 15: 317, 28: 320, 5. Þæt gé cyrtenlíce eów gewarnion and geornlíce gýmon, 329, 19

ge-sceádlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceádlic, adj.
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reasonable, suitable Gyf þing gesceádlic swá gyrnþ si res rationabilis ita exigerit, Angl. xiii. 374, 130.

Linked entry: -sceádlic

heofon-cund

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Þá heofencundan þing þé sint gecynde, Bt. 14, l; F. 40, 34. Add

oððon

(con.)
Grammar
oððon, conj.
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Or On cyriclícum þingum oððon on earmra manna hyððum oððon on hernumena bygenum oððon on sumum þingum, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 328, 10-12. Swá oft swá man fullaþ oððon húsel hálgaþ, 328, 21

fylgend

(n.)
Grammar
fylgend, es; m.

One who follows or carries anything outa performerexsĕcūtor

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One who follows or carries anything out, a performer; exsĕcūtor Ðara þinga ðe he óðre lǽrde to dónne, he sylfa wæs se wilsumesta fylgend eōrum quæ agenda dŏcēbat ĕrat exsĕcūtor devōtissĭmus, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 4, note, MSS. B. C

ge-unstillian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unstillian, p. ode; pp. od

To disquietdisturbinquiētāre

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To disquiet, disturb; inquiētāre Ðætte ða mynster ða ðe Gode gehálgode syndon nǽnigum bisceope alýfed sí in ǽnigum þinge hí geunstillian ut quæque monastēria Deo consecrāta sunt, nulli episcŏpōrum lĭceat ea in alĭquo inquiētāre, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 35

Linked entry: un-stillian

ge-mindig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mindig, adj.

Mindfulmĕmor

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naman and ðínes if he be mindful of my name and thine, Nar. 47, 9

un-týdre

(n.)
Grammar
un-týdre, es; m.

An evil growthevil progenya monstrous birth

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Milton: Where nature breeds, Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious things, Abominable, P. L. Bk. 2), Beo. Th. 222; B. 111

ge-mǽnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnung, e ; f.
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Tó hwan forhǽle ðú ús þíne gemǽnunge swá clǽnre fǽmnan, 135, 650. Cf. ge-mǽnsumian; <b>III a.</b>

Linked entry: -mǽnung

hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
hlídan, p. hlád, pl. hlidon; pp. hliden
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To cover with a lid Ðonne þú hlid habban wylle, þonne hafa þú þíne wynstran hand sám-locene and eác swá þá swýþran and hwylf hý syþþan ofer þá wynstran eal swylce þú cuppan hlíde, Tech. ii. 125, 8. Add:

mis-dǽd

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Th. 64, 3, Áhwerf nú fram synnum and fram misdédum mínra gylta þíne ansióne averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis, Ps. C. 84. Add

weax-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
weax-georn, adj.

Eager to grow (?), eating much with the desire of growing (?)

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Swíþe waxgeorn eart ðú (the boy) ðonne ðú ealle þingc etst ðe ðé tóforan gesette synd valde edax es, cum omnia manducas quae tibi apponuntur, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 31

Linked entry: wax-georn